An Irrepressible Woman

1h 43m
DramaHistory
5.3

1940, Jeanne Reichenbach turns her back on a peaceful life to link her destiny to Léon Blum. She's been loving him since her teenage years, and is ready to sacrifice her freedom to mary him at Buchenwald, where he's held prisoner. They will survive together.

Cast

Elsa Zylberstein
Janot Reichenbach
Hippolyte Girardot
Léon Blum
Émilie Dequenne
Renée, Blum's daughter-in-law
Mathilda May
Singer Cora Madou
Philippe Torreton
Pierre Laval
Grégori Derangère
Henri Reichenbach, husband of Janot
Thomas Chabrol
Henry Torres
Jérôme Deschamps
Georges Mandel
Violette Blanckaert
Christiane Mabire
Stéphane Bissot
Béatrice Bretty
Pierre Kiebbe
Le brigadier d'Urdos
Marie Torreton
Madeleine Zay
Stéphanie Mathieu
Véra Korène
Alain Stern
Texier
Céline Jorrion
Colette
Éric Paul
Henri Tiffa
Christian Joubert
Eugène Montel
Nahil Rey
Georges Torrès
Alexandre Carrière
Samuel Spanien
Fabrice Adde
Joachim Escher

Crew

Laurent Heynemann
Director, Writer
Luc Béraud
Writer
Marion Monestier
Editor
Jean-Dominique Chouchan
Executive Producer
Nelly Kafsky
Producer

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